Opinion
Totalitarianism in your pocket: Activism is in need of philosophy; Part I
As a Scorpio and someone named after J.D. Salinger’s Holden Caulfield, it seems I was fated to study a philosophical tradition known for its suspicion of all things conventional, seemingly instinctive...Read More
Why labels hurt the LGBTQ+ community
When it comes to gender, sexuality and romantic attraction, we live in a world of shifting values. As a whole, things are definitely improving. Gay marriage is legal in the United States, the transgen...Read More
And I am alive
Holden smiled at me when I got to Shaw and hovered slightly behind while I selected nourishment. I’d appreciated that he was so quick to answer my text about needing an eating buddy, but desired some ...Read More
Best Hangover Spot: Blue Plate Diner
Congratulations, you’ve managed to make it to Blue Plate Diner after a, let's say, long night. Probably the best decision you’ll manage to make all day with the rest of the 11 a.m. hangover crowd. Bre...Read More
Best Vegetarian Joint and Coffee House: Sugar House Coffee
Although Sugar House Coffee (SHC) is known for its assortment of teas and fairtrade coffee, it also provides customers a wide range of vegetarian and vegan options. The eclectic environment in SHC boa...Read More
Best Professor of Arts and Sciences: A friendly goodbye to Rulon Wood
Entering an office up a few flights of stairs in Foster Hall, students can expect an experience. The wall is cluttered with degrees, a Diet Coke or two, multiple computer monitors and then, there in t...Read More
Best Bookstore: The King’s English Bookshop
This is the original bookstore around the corner. This quaint shop is every book lover’s paradise. Wander through the maze of rooms filled to the brims with a vast selection of literature. Story hour ...Read More
Diversity in danger?
In the 2003 vote in a decision that upheld Affirmative Action as constitutional, Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, said, "We expect that 25 years from now, the use of racial preferences will ...Read More
The last time and last thoughts
This is the last time. The last time I get to sit here like this and be myself. This is the last time I get to write an editor’s column. It is sad, humbling and something I will cherish. This task has...Read More
One justice at a time
The death of Justice Antonin Scalia, the Supreme Court’s most devout conservative and “originalist,” has disrobed the last layer of congressional professionalism and laid naked the ugly partisanship p...Read More